# 시

| 시 | U+C2DC, &#49884; HANGUL SYLLABLE SI |
| Composition: | ㅅ + ㅣ |
| ← 싛 [U+C2DB] | Hangul Syllables | 식 → [U+C2DD] |
시식싞싟신싡싢 싣실싥싦싧싨싩 싪싫심십싮싯싰 싱싲싳싴싵싶싷 :
| 싀 ← | → 싸 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 時, from the Middle Korean reading 시 (Yale: sì), from Middle Chinese 時 (MC dzyi).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɕʰi]
* Phonetic hangul: [시]

#### Dependent noun

시 • (si) (hanja 時)
* hour (time)
* time

##### Derived terms

* 시도 때도 없다 (sido ttaedo eopda, “to be recurrent”)
* See the hanja entry at 時 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (時, si).
Korean number-counter combinations for 시(時) (si) :
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | What time? |
| 영시(零時) (yeongsi) | 한시 (hansi) | 두시 (dusi) | 세시 (sesi) | 네시 (nesi) | 다섯시 (daseotsi) | 여섯시 (yeoseotsi) | 일곱시 (ilgopsi) | 여덟시 (yeodeolsi) | 아홉시 (ahopsi) | 열시 (yeolsi) | 열한시 (yeolhansi) | 열두시 (yeoldusi) | 하시(何時) (hasi) |

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 市, from the Middle Korean reading 시〯 (Yale: sǐ), from Middle Chinese 市 (MC dzyiX).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɕʰi(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

시 • (si) (hanja 市)
* town, city
    시 의회는 그 문제가 주민 투표를 거쳐야 할 사안이라고 결정하였다.Si uihoe-neun geu munje-ga jumin tupyo-reul geocheoya hal saan-irago gyeoljeonghayeotda.The city council decided the matter should go to public vote.
* (South Korea, government) an administrative region, a division of a province having a population of over 150,000
    (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 市 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (市, si).

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 詩, from the Middle Korean reading 시 (Yale: sì), from Middle Chinese 詩 (MC syi).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɕʰi]
* Phonetic hangul: [시]

#### Noun

시 • (si) (hanja 詩)
* poem, poetry
    시를 읊다 ― si-reul eupda ― to recite poetry

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 詩 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (詩, si).

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 視. Compare Japanese 視(し) (-shi, “treating as; viewing as”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ɕʰi]
* Phonetic hangul: [시]

#### Suffix

—시 • (-si) (hanja 視)
* treating as; viewing as
    적대시 (敵對視) ― treating with hostility
    금기시 (禁忌視) ― viewing as a taboo
    문제시 (問題視) ― viewing as a problem

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 視 for Sino-Korean compounds of 시 (視, si).

### Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

시 • (si)
* 市:
    (MC reading: 市 (MC dzyiX))
* 示:
    (MC reading: 示 (MC gjie|zyijH))
* 是:
    (MC reading: 是 (MC dzyeX))
* 時:
    (MC reading: 時 (MC dzyi))
* 詩:
    (MC reading: 詩 (MC syi))
* 施:
    (MC reading: 施 (MC sye|syeH))
* 試:
    (MC reading: 試 (MC syiH))
* 始:
    (MC reading: 始 (MC syiX))
* 矢:
    (MC reading: 矢 (MC syijX))
* 侍:
    (MC reading: 侍 (MC dzyiH))
* 視:
    (MC reading: 視 (MC dzyijX|dzyijH))
* 柴:
    (MC reading: 柴 (MC dzrea))
* 匙:
    (MC reading: 匙 (MC dzye))
* 媤:
    (MC reading: 媤)
* 屍:
    (MC reading: 屍 (MC syij|syijH))